The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-06
GERMAN CATHOLICS
go FOR TIE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
And Prohibltionlsts Strong Kssolutiona nt
tho Chlcngo Convention y Largely At.
tended Aeeting--war on tho Irish.
Federated Labor Association. y W

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-The German Roma n
Catholic Central Vereln held meetip 4
this morning at St. Mlchaols church.
The bualnesu OF the morning consisted
principally Of handing in by the varlouu
delegates, Of reports and protestu and gen.
eral gricvances Of the branch societiea
which they represent. This afternoon
the eight: standing committees which
have the matter in charge are giving their
attention to settling difficulties. Gsi}S 'Sg
Tho frat business acsslon Of the Ger.
man Roman Catholic Institution Of Ameri.
ca was opened in St. Michaola Hall with
prayer by the Rev. DR.. VIM. Tappert, OF
Covlngton. Ky, who is leading spirit in
the gathering. President spannhorat, OF
Detroit, made an address Of greeting to
the delegates. He claimed that the atti.
tudo Of tho German Catholics toward
other nationalities had been misrepre.
sented and false reports circulated.
In his opinion tho German Catho.
lics recognized no aiotinclion OF
na::orslitiee. No national questions ever
CAME up In their meetings. On the ques.
tions OF issue between the Iriah and tho
German Catholics tho church alone had
authority to decide. He asked the dele
Ratea to USE no hard expressions against
other nationalities. After the appoint
ment Of committees, Mr.. George Mie!sch,
o! st. Paul, introduced resolution, Of
which the following Is translation:
orrosED TO THE KNIGHTS. Wy
WHEREAS, sThe so.callsd Knights OF
Labor come forth from day to day with
their talk for the purpose OF helping the
workingmen to their rights by unriehteous
means, and trampling law and order un-
der foot, and try to destroy Scriptural
faith, therefore be 1t hereby 81.
Resofted, That we urge alt Catholic
working people to keep away from said
societies, for according to our experience
ouch company is not advisable ior Oatho.
lic working people; for where Prohibi.
tioniats, Anarchists and Socialists ASSEM-
bio to consult about the welfare OF man.
kind there should not be found any Ger
man Catholic workingmen. In order to
protect the good name Of German Catho.
lie societies from injury, all societies
should BIO exhorted not to receive in their
midst any Knights Of Labor, and such as
are already in them should be induced to
leave said order OF the. knights Of Labor.
MIR. Mietech spoke in support OF his res.
olution. He claimed that the Knights
of Labor had demoralizing influence
upon the German workingmen. He
failed to see any difference between the
Knights Of Labor and "other Socialist and
Prohibition parties" He was sorry to
see that many Germans were at present
members Of an order, the leaders
Of which had addressed pc.
tition to Congress against German
immigration, while Mr.. Powderly had
openly shown himself to be prohibition
ist and an enemy OF the Germans. The
entire order of the knights Of Labor was
governed by Irishmen. The Germans
ought to consider it a disgrace to be ruled
by Irish ignoramuses. The remarks were
received with applause. Tho resolution
WAS referred to the committee on labor
matters. lfEF''G3t'7 $50